山西省太原市第五中学2020-2021学年高二下学期4月阶段性检测 英语

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太原五中 2020—2021 学年度第二学期阶段性测试
高 二 英 语
命题：刘克静、杜丽雯、李军、王惠 校对：高二外语组 时间：2021.4
　
I. 单项选择 (共10 小题，每小题 1分，共 10 分)
1. Is Barack Obama the first black man to take ______ possession of the White House as
President in ______ history of the USA?
A. the; the B. the; a C. /; the D. /; a
2. Some drivers still drive under the influence of alcohol (酒精) ______ repeated warnings.
A. besides B. despite C. beyond D. regarding
3. What an accident! If you ______ my advice, things would not be as they are now.
A. have taken B. had taken C. was taking D. took
4. The ship hit a rock but fortunately all the crews were ______ by a passing boat before it
sank.
A. picked up B. put up C. made up D. taken up
5. Paul showed his ______ to his parents when told he could not go out to play with his
friends.
A. collision B. motivation C. consideration D. frustration
6. I don’t doubt ______ he will come tomorrow, but I do doubt ______ he will come on time.
A. that; whether B. whether; whether
C. that; that D. whether; that
7. Considering his contribution to our company, Mr White ______ better treatment than this.
A. observes B. preserves C. pretends D. deserves
8. Though ______ experience, he managed to finish the project.
A. lacked B. lacking of C. lacking D. lacked in
9. Successful people always make ______ preparations for any potential setbacks.
A. final B. urgent C. abrupt D. adequate
10. — How did it come about that the French team didn’t enter the second round?
— I have no idea. ______.
A. I agree absolutely B. I often wonder why
C. I’ll try again D. You missed the point
II. 阅读理解 (共两节；满分 30 分)
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 (共10
小题；每小题 2分，共 20 分)
A
Best Children’s Museums in Los Angeles
We’re all about finding the best of everything in LA for kids. Of course, we couldn’t
leave out museums, and this city has plenty to choose from.
Kidspace Children’s Museum
This indoor-outdoor space next to the Rose Bowl is filled with play-based activities and
learning tools for kids. Highlights include the massive multistory climbing towers, the Trike
Tracks, an outdoor rope bridge, mini beach and so on.
Admission: $14.95 for everyone: kids under 1 are free.
Skirball Cultural Center
This West LA Jewish cultural institution is home to the award-winning interactive kids’
exhibit, Noah’s Ark, featuring animals made from recycled materials. Little ones can climb,
build and explore. Cleaning up the false animal poop (粪便) is a favorite Ark activity! You can
even reserve Noah’s Ark tickets in advance — otherwise if you show up on a Sat. or Sun. after
11 a. m., you may have to wait until 1 p. m. or later for entrance to the exhibit.
Admission: Kids are $7 and adults are $12.
Autry Museum of the American West
The Autry Museum in Griffith Park is a great place to bring kids to explore our history. It
gives kids an overview of the history of what made the West so wild and how it was tamed.
Admission: $6 for kids; $14 for adults; kids under 3 are free.
Griffith Observatory
At the top of Griffith Park, you are met with sweeping views of the city. Then head inside
and learn all about our planets and universe. Public Star Parties are held once a month, where
you can go look at the sun, moon, and planets and try out a variety of telescopes.
Admission: Free but shows in the planetarium (天文馆) are $3 for kids (5-12); $7 for adults.
11. What are you advised to do if you want to visit Skirball Cultural Center?
A. Help clean up pets’ poop.
B. Book tickets ahead of time.
C. Avoid paying a visit on weekends.
D. Make a Noah’s Ark with recycled materials.
12. How much should a couple with a two-year-old boy pay for a visit to the Autry Museum?
A. $14. B. $20. C. $28. D. $30.
13. In which museum can you have a bird’s eye view of the city?
A. Griffith Observatory. B. Skirball Cultural Center.
C. Kidspace Children’s Museum. D. Autry Museum of the American West.
B
I woke up after surgery with my leg bandaged beyond recognition, with tubes coming out
of various limbs, with my mouth sandpaper dry and my mind confused. The operation had
required two bone grafts (移植). I wouldn’t walk for three months, optimistically. I couldn’t
drive. I couldn’t navigate the steps in our house. I couldn’t even shower on my own.
I turned to my husband, Adam, and asked, “How are we going to manage?” Who would
get the kids to the bus at 7: 15 a.m., since my husband was in his office by 6 a.m. each day?
Who would deal with the dogs, who relied on my companionship and long walks? Who would
prepare dinner?
“We’ll figure it out,” Adam said. I nodded, because what was the alternative? But
nowhere in any of my cells did I believe him. Not even a tiny bit.
I posted about my accident on Facebook. And something unexpected happened: friends
both near and far asked me how they could help. I wrote back, thanking them all but not
taking them up on their kind offers. But by the time we returned home, a friend had already set
up a dinner train: Meals for my family were taken care of for the first month of my recovery.
Parents at our school bus stop offered to drop my kids off each afternoon. Friends sent care
packages of books and food.
My children learned to be both autonomous and sympathetic. They ran up the steps each
day after school to check on me; my daughter set up her karaoke machine by the couch to
keep me entertained while I embarked on ( 开始准备) my slow, cruel PT exercises. My son
dutifully fetched my laptop charger or a fork or a bottle of water when asked, never
complaining, as he would have in the past.
My kids no longer had the luxury of my setting out their school clothes or packing their
lunches or ensuring that their homework was filed. So they learned to do it themselves, and in
a surprise perhaps only to me, everyone was all the better for it.
14. What did the author worry about?
A. Her legs couldn’t fully recover. B. She would have two operations.
C. She couldn’t manage daily life. D. Her operations would be put off.
15. How did the author feel when Adam tried to comfort her?
A. Excited. B. Confused. C. Embarrassed. D. Unconvinced.
16. How did the author’s friends give her a hand?
A. By keeping her entertained. B. By taking her to the hospital.
C. By sending her children to school. D. By making dinners for her family.
17. What would be the best title for the text?
A. When Mom Was Away B. How Kids Helped Mom
C. How Mom Made Friends D. When Mom Broke Her Leg
C
Though not as mainstream as devices like smartphones and fitness trackers, more
companies are now experimenting with the concept of connected clothes. Among the pioneers
is London-based CuteCircuit, which has been creating fashionable smart clothing since 2004.
The company’s latest innovation is the “Sound Shirt”, which allows deaf people to “feel” live
music by transforming the music into touch sensations in real time.
The fashionable jacket achieves the unbelievable accomplishment by using software that
changes the music into data and wirelessly sends it to the 16 micro actuators (驱动器) fixed
inside the clothing’s fabric. The devices shake in sync with ( 与······同步) the intensity of the
music being played, allowing the wearer to feel each instrument individually. For example,
violins can be felt on the arms, while the deeper, heavier bass notes can be felt close to the
stomach. The series of touch-like sensations across the wearer’s body enables them to feel the
entire composition, resulting in an in-depth musical experience.
The designers chose to leave out wires and wove conductive textiles ( 有传导性的织物)
into the shirt’s fabric. Francesca Rosella, co-founder, and chief creative officer of Cute Circuit,
explains, “There are no wires inside, so we’re only using smart fabrics. We have a
combination of microelectronics and very thin and conductive fabrics. All these little
electronic motors are connected with these conductive fabrics so that the shirt is soft and
stretchable.
Cute Circuit, which has been testing the “Sound Shirt” for three years, expects to make it
available to the general public shortly. Priced at $3, 673, the smart jacket will not be cheap.
However, twin sisters Hermon and Heroda Berhane, who lost their hearing at a young age,
believe the hi-tech shirt is a worthwhile investment, especially for deaf people with a passion
for dancing. “It’s almost like feeling the depth of the music, says Hermon. “It just feels as
though we can move along with it.”
Heroda concurs, adding, “I think it could definitely change our lives.”
18. What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?
A. What the “Sound Shirt” is.
B. How the “Sound Shirt” works.
C. How Cute Circuit created devices.
D. What Cute Circuit achieved before.
19. Why did the designers give up wires in making the “Sound Shirt”?
A. To beautify the shirt. B. To keep the shirt safe.
C. To make the shirt comfortable. D. To reduce the cost of the shirt.
20. What does the underlined word “concurs” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Promises. B. Agrees. C. Worries. D. Disapproves.
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